Betic Midwife Toad vs small water-pepper

Alytes dickhilleni compared with Persicaria minor

Key Differences

• Betic Midwife Toad is Endangered while small water-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Betic Midwife Toad	small water-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Alytidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Alytes	Persicaria
Species	Alytes dickhilleni	Persicaria minor

Conservation Status

Betic Midwife Toad

EN — Endangered

small water-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Betic Midwife Toad	small water-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Betic Midwife Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

small water-pepper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Papua New Guinea).

Betic Midwife Toad

The Betic Midwife Toad (Alytes dickhilleni) is a species in the genus Alytes. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.